February 17, 2005

Street Talk by Carol Rosen

What is your most romantic Valentine’s Day memory?
Asked at Almaden Center (Safeway Shopping Center)


“A romantic dinner at La Foret. It was absolutely wonderful. I have a daughter who’s 21 months, and a son who’s 9-years-old, and a husband who travels a lot…so we hadn’t been out in almost a year.”

Jacque Ryan, age 42
Account executive, Almaden

“My birthday, and my husband’s birthday, are around Valentine’s Day, so we celebrated with a three-day sailing trip from Santa Cruz to Monterey.”

Zae Miller, age 45
Mom, Almaden

“I made sushi in the shape of hearts with my best friend on Valentine’s Day and watched “Under the Tuscan Sun.”

Nicole Lecheler, age 21
Youth ministry, Cambrian

“My very first Valentine’s Day with my husband (then fiancé). At the last minute, he bought two pickled people in a jar and he wrote, ‘There’s nobody I’d rather be stuck with than you.’”

Brenda Selness, age 44
Office manager, Almaden

“A romantic dinner along the 17 freeway. I was told I was going to a really nice dinner and to wear a nice gown, so I got very dressed up. We pulled up to a park by the freeway ramp overpass. He blindfolded me, and placed a table by the ramp with a white tablecloth, dinner with china plates, chocolate-covered strawberries, gifts and roses. For the next week, I heard this story about these crazy people who had a romantic dinner over the freeway, and I got to smile each time knowing it was my Valentine’s Day story.”

Mistie Lonardo, age 32
Business owner, Willow Glen

“He brought in a gourmet dinner, built a fire, and we drank sparkling apple juice from champagne glasses.”

Pauline Li, age 38
IT technology, Almaden

“It was really very nice in front of the fire. We enjoyed our time together.”

David Cheney, age 48
IT technology, Almaden

“I was having breakfast with my husband at a hotel and he surprised me by a having a dozen roses delivered by messenger to our table.”

Deborah Robles, age 34
Homemaker, Almaden